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5lb  total loss for the month of January
No bread for the rest of the month beginning 01/14/2011
Workout with the Wii or other home workout activities (DVDs, etc.) at least 3x per week
Go to the Gym at least 2x per week
Get my 60,60,60.....60g of protein, 60oz of water, 60min of some type of workout activities.

Go! Go! You can do it!

Hey all.  In the past I haven't made myself accountable for my actions while traveling on this weight loss journey....sooo I've decided to do accountability post labeling them "AP" and whatever the day is, posting one every week.  I'm putting the good, the bad, and the ugly so that when I look back over my journey I can appreciate what it took for me to get to my goals.  Don't know if it will work, but hey it's worth a try.  Hope everyone New Year's kicked off with a bang, now lets keep the momentum for at least six more months.

Happy New Years and blessings to all.  As I continue on this journey, watching and being inspired by you all, I can feel me getting closer to reaching my goals.  This year 2011 has been the year I've been waiting for my entire adulthood.  This year I will reach my ultimate weight loss goal, this year I will enjoy amusement parks, this year I will be a little more outgoing and adventurous, this year I will enjoy being me!
I don't do resolutions and it's hard for me to stick with goals, but if I say in my mind I'm gonna just do it...then that's actually what I just do!  Enjoy this awesome year and your wonderful journeys. 

Not sure if you guys already know about it, but if you do here it goes again.  Found this really cool website I love that lets you track your calories and fitness activity daily.  You can punch in just about any type of food and it will give you the calories and all the nutritional break down.  It also tracks your fitness activity and lets you know your calories burned and so on.  I found it to be awesome not just because it's free (and lord knows I love free stuff), but I can also put it on my palm pixi and use it all day long.  Soooo if you don't have much else to do check out the site, and if you already use it let me know how you like it and how it works for you.
Almost forgot with all my excitement...the website is www.livestrong.com  Happy loosing. 

I just want to say that I am getting so sick and tired of my co-workers asking me every Monday morning "so how much have you lost so far?"  Every Monday it's the same question and it has become quit annoying.  First of all it was not my intention for the whole office to know that I had lap band surgery but some way some how they all found out.  Now I am in no-way embarrassed or ashamed of my band, but i do not have to deal with the weekly questioning before I can even get to my seat in the mornings.
It would be one thing if they sincerely wanted to know and was supportive, but these are just noisy ass folk who tend to be very negative and just really wanna know if it's working or was it worth me having surgery. 
I've always been such a sweet and understanding person, but I feel I'm about to show them a side of me they never wish they had seen.

Hey everybody I got my first fill today and just wanted to let you guys know that it was excellent.  I found out that I have a 10cc band and that it was primed with 2.5cc's during the surgery.  Today my surgeon added another 2cc's giving me a total of 4.5cc's in my 10cc band.  I can't say just yet if I have any restriction. I tolerated water just fine and have 3 days of liquids, 1 day of soft foods and then I'm back to my regular diet.
I almost past out when I saw how large the needle was, but thank God I didn't feel one thing.  He found the port numb the area and found the spot on the first try.  I did gain 2lbs since my last visit, but all in all I'm down a total of 21lbs in 6 weeks.  Not too shabby.  I'm doing kick boxing and love it...can't wait to get there tonight and step it up a notch or two.

25 days out and my scale is moving in the wrong direction.  I've lost a total of 27lbs and I haven't had my first fill yet.  I have no restriction! I only take in between 800 and 1000 max cal a day so what is going on!  I walk 3 times a day and work out in the morning, but I still gained 4lbs.  WTF! Ok ok ok I'm calming down, but I have to say something has to change or April 22nd has to hurry up and get here.  That's the day of my 1st fill.  Thanks for listening.

Wooohoooo! I'm 19 days post op and I am feel better than I have in a while.  First of all I officially have 27lbs gone from my body forever, and never realized just how great it feels to lose weight and be able to say that it is gone forever! Thank you Jesus!  I always thought that i was happy and excited and enjoyed the life I lived, but now I've kicked that up about 10 levels and I am hype! 
No one ever said that being banded would be easy and it is definitely a learning process, but I have decided that I will be the master of my band. I've set mini goals for myself to accomplish each month and incentives for myself when I accomplish them. 
I just know that God is good all the time and I thank him for blessing me with this opportunity to become a healthier person.  I thank you all for your encouragement and your inspiration.  2010 is my year to shine!

Hey everybody sorry for the delay, I've been really trying to learn this lap-band thing.  I'm still on liquid's until the end of this week and it's driving me crazy.  I must say I am soooo hungry and I have to confess that today when I had my cream soup (Clam Chowder) which I love so much...I ate the small bits of clams and a couple of the potato's that I chew chew chewed and chewed some more.  I tolerated the soup well but I don't want to push it. I'm not suppose to start on my mushies until next week. Geezz oh man!
Please let me know what did your surgeon suggest for your week 2 post-op diet and how you guys dealt with it.

Well guys my surgery date was changed from Wed the 10th of March.  I waited and wanted for so long and looked forward to that date just for them to up and change it.
No worries though...my date was changed to Mon the 8th of March. Yah yah yah I'm so elated.  After this weekend I will be on the losers bench. Woooohoooo!!!!!!!